NBA rescinds technical on Howard

Orlando Magic centre Dwight Howard had his technical foul from Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals rescinded by the NBA. Howard was given his sixth technical of the playoffs for taunting Anderson Varejao after a layup in the third quarter of the Magic's 116-114 overtime victory Tuesday night. [...]

Fenway to get NHL game: Jacobs

Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs plans to ring in the new year by rooting for his team to win at Fenway Park. Jacobs said Wednesday he expects the NHL's third annual Winter Classic, played outdoors on Jan. 1, to be at the home of the Boston Red Sox. He said an official announcement from the league could come in July. [...]

CN’s future as title sponsor of Canadian Women's Open uncertain

The title sponsor of the CN Canadian Women’s Open has helped rebuild the national championship into one of the marquee events on the LPGA Tour, but its support beyond 2010 is up in the air because of the recession [...]

Wednesday at Roland Garros

Niculescu, 21 and ranked No. 58 on the WTA Tour, is as unorthodox a player as there is in the top 100. Capable of pounding her backhands and forehands hard, she remarkably hits a large number of her forehands with slice or underspin. That would have fit with tennis a century ago, but hardly in 2009. She also mixed in a lot of high lobs or ‘moonballs,' as well as a heavy dose of drop shots, to break up the rhythm of the hard-hitting Canadian. [...]

Cowboys open doors of new $1.15-billion stadium

Arlington Mayor Bob Cluck and team owner Jerry Jones did the honours, throwing a switch that set off fireworks and opened five huge glass sliding doors at one of the two end-zone plazas. The team also unveiled the official price tag at US$1.15 billion for the 80,000-seat stadium. That’s slightly higher than the long-presumed number of US$1.1 billion. [...]